“With the baggage of mistrust carried by BJP having become murkier and cumbersome, the people of Jammu were impatiently waiting for the early announcement of Assembly polls in J&K to reply those who betrayed their collective sentiments,” JKNPP chairman Harsh Dev Singh said here. “Those who were swayed by the grandiloquent promises and seductive slogans had seen through the real face of the saffron party and were desperately waiting to teach their mandated leaders a life time lesson. Not only were the people of the region cheated by the BJP over the false promises made by it but were extremely antagonized over the complete disregard for their honour and pride which the Dogras valued more than their lives. The people of Jammu had got the shocker of their lifetimes by the most pusillanimous conduct of BJP and the cowardly posturing of its leaders in Assembly and outside, ” Singh said while addressing public meeting at Paloura in Raipur- Domana constituency here. Accusing the BJP of having made unwholesome compromises by it for power sake during coalition rule, Singh said that Jammu’s deprivation regretfully continued even post Art 370 abrogation thereby belying the tall claims of the central and state leadership of the saffron party. “Leave aside the slogan of equitable development of Jammu region, the self praising leaders of BJP could not even get the collective demand of Jammu for holiday on Maharaja Hari Singh’s birthday fulfilled causing the greatest disappointment amongst their own electorates. The Dogra pride received multiple dents under the coalition rule which would continue to haunt the people of Jammu for years. “Is there anything more valuable than self pride? And is there anything ghastlier then insult to our honour?” Harsh asked. Pointing towards the lengthy list of surrenders made by BJP on nationalist issues, Singh said that its leaders in J&K had caused the greatest disappointment to their own supporters as well by abandoning its age old principles. With state BJP’s having lost its credibility in Jammu region, it was NPP alone which could fill the void and provide an alternative to the people of Jammu region. “Give us a chance and we shall prove as true soldiers of Jammu,” Harsh said adding that restoring the Dogra pride and honour is the most sacrosanct pledge of Panthers Party. Prominent among those who spoke on the occasion included Manju Singh, Gagan Pratap, Anita Choudhary, Parshotam Parihar, Surinder Chouhan, Joginder Singh, Satvir Singh and Ravinder Raina.
